Becker takes over after Mike Morrissey, who was hired on Feb. 12, elected last week to remain at Moline.

“We ask our kids to be resilient and to face adversity in the right way,” Becker said. “This is just one more of those life opportunities to learn that lesson, push forward, turn the page and keep this thing rolling.”

Becker has 21 years of coaching experience. He was the head coach at Lake Forest College from 2005 to 2008, where he had a 17-23 record.

Becker began playing football when he was in the sixth grade, and has been learning from coaches ever since.

“I’ve been incredibly blessed to be influenced by so many great men and that’s what I hope to be able to give back to our kids,” Becker said. “The most important thing is making sure myself and my staff is coaching for the right reasons

“We love our kids, and that’s going to be important that our kids know that, and that our kids know that we’re invested in their success individually and to also accomplish our team goals.”

Becker spent three seasons from 2009 to 2011 as the defensive coordinator at New Trier and then moved over to Stevenson.

“Brent has been a long-standing member of our staff,” Stevenson athletic director Trish Betthauser said. “He’s been an integral part of our offensive scheme and the last couple of years he also got a lot of experience on the defensive side.

“When he was the head coach at Lake Forest College, he gained some experience that he can translate to the head coaching position here. He’s part of our community and he’s very invested in our athletes. And he’s shown that he understands the mission and vision of Stevenson.”

Becker was Stevenson’s running backs coach in 2012 and then the offensive line coach and special teams coordinator from 2013 to 2016. He served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2017 and was the assistant head coach and offensive line coach last season.

“I want our kids to be relentless,” he said. “If we can play our best, and really playing our best, then the rest will take care of ourselves. We’re going to be process-(driven) and result-driven and really focus on how we play and not who we play.

“The most important thing is we put our kids in the right position to be successful.”